Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #89
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acka-games-digest        Saturday, May 2 1998        Volume 03 : Number 089

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 07:50:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

> Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
>
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------

>  K S (starter)         |
>  Q S (/dev/joe)        |
>  6 S (TGW)             |
>  3 S (else...if)       |
>  4 C (/dev/joe)        |
>  4 D (TGW)             |
>  5 D (else...if)       |
>  6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
>  Q D (else...if acting)|
>  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
>  K H (/dev/joe)        |
>  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
>  2 S (TGW)             |
>  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
>                        | 5 S (/dev/joe)

6 C this time.

TGW.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 08:38:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (K 2)

4C

Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> Attila the Pun played the Two of Hearts.  This was an incorrect play,
> and e receives two penalty cards.  It is now K 2's turn.
>
> Players and Scores:
>     Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
>     Attila the Pun  : 0  (19 cards)
>   * K 2             : 0  (17 cards)
>     Fortunato       : 0  (16 cards)
>     Ayla            : 0  (13 cards)
>     Robert Sevin    : 0  (15 cards)
>     JT              : 0  (13 cards)
> (* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
>    and prophet respond to the play)
>
> Card ranks:
> The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
> There are no Wild cards.
>
> Correct Plays            | Incorrect plays
> -------------------------+------------------------------------------------------
>   8 D (starter)          |
>   8 H (Attila the Pun)   | 9 S (K 2)
>   6 H (Fortunato[+])     | 6 S (Ayla)
>   6 H (Robert Sevin)     |
>   7 H (JT)               | 5 H (Attila the Pun), 9 D (K 2)
> * 6 C (Fortunato)        |
>   2 C (Ayla)             | 6 C (Robert Sevin), 2 S (JT)
>   2 H (Attila the Pun[+])| 2 D (K 2)
>   J C (Fortunato)        |
>   A H (Ayla)             | 9 S (Robert Sevin)
>   K H (JT)               |*2 H (Attila the Pun)
>
> [+] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus
>  *  - marks every tenth card
>
> --
> --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
> Song In My Head--Godley & Creme:Crime & Punishment
> Current Book--C.J. Cherryh:Chernevog
> I say, put Schrodinger in the box & see how HE likes it.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 09:17:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Ghost game starts (JT's play)

I am starting a game of ghost with myself as referee and the following as
players. The order of play is in the order given below

JT
Alfvaen
Ayla
Hubert
Robert Sevin
H*bert
Vynd
Slakko
Pandora.

For a change I don't have to go and read the rules for this one, I've been
playing ghost for years.

TGW, referee.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 09:26:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fictionary - another round ends

The ing word as I'm sure you all remember was mho. As Alfvaen predicted this
round ended with more than one person guessing the correct answer.

/dev/joe, JT, Hubert and rufus all knew that a mho was the unit of electrical
conductivity equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.

else...if, Slakko and Vynd all submitted an incorrect definition.

I can't find any definition from Attila the Pun, although I could have missed
it.

I believe that means AtP and I lose some points and those that submitted a
correct definition but I'll leave that to someone else to work out. I also
believe the next brainiac (or first, up 'till now none of us have been all
that brainy) is Hubert.

TGW.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 13:11:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost game starts (JT's play)

I play 's'
( a nice safe starting point :)

- --JT

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 13:52:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost game starts (JT's play)

>I play 's'

Since I believe I am next, I play "sc".

- --
- --Alfvaen (Web page:http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/)
Current Album--Marc Cohn:The Rainy Season
Current Book--Dick Francis:Hot Money
On the other hand, you have different fingers.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 13:55:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

K 2 played the Four of Clubs.  This was an correct play.
It is now Fortunato's turn.

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    Attila the Pun  : 0  (19 cards)
    K 2             : 0  (16 cards)
  * Fortunato       : 0  (16 cards)
    Ayla            : 0  (13 cards)
    Robert Sevin    : 0  (15 cards)
    JT              : 0  (13 cards)
(* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
There are no Wild cards.

Correct Plays            | Incorrect plays
- -------------------------+------------------------------------------------------
  8 D (starter)          |
  8 H (Attila the Pun)   | 9 S (K 2)
  6 H (Fortunato[+])     | 6 S (Ayla)
  6 H (Robert Sevin)     |
  7 H (JT)               | 5 H (Attila the Pun), 9 D (K 2)
* 6 C (Fortunato)        |
  2 C (Ayla)             | 6 C (Robert Sevin), 2 S (JT)
  2 H (Attila the Pun[+])| 2 D (K 2)
  J C (Fortunato)        |
  A H (Ayla)             | 9 S (Robert Sevin)
  K H (JT)               |*2 H (Attila the Pun)
  4 C (K 2)

[+] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus
 *  - marks every tenth card

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Marc Cohn:The Rainy Season
Current Book--Dick Francis:Hot Money
Schrodinger's Pet Clinic--give your pet half a chance.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 14:24:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 starts

> > > Game 2:
> > > Alfvaen
> > > JT Traub
> > > J.M. Bear (Referee)
>
> TGW joined, so the Game of Pure Skill 2 can start
> as soon as I get a random device. I take the spades,
> TGW (being Klingon) gets the clubs, JT gets the
> diamonds, and Alfvaen gets the hearts.
> J. M. Bear

OK, and I'm starting with 5 of spades. Make your bids...
J. M. Bear

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 14:38:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: READ THIS - Game of Pure Skill 2 starts

Oh damn, I forgot to put this on acka-games-priv before.
Please reply to this mail, not the previous one. Thanks.
JMB

> > > > Game 2:
> > > > Alfvaen
> > > > JT Traub
> > > > J.M. Bear (Referee)
> >
> > TGW joined, so the Game of Pure Skill 2 can start
> > as soon as I get a random device. I take the spades,
> > TGW (being Klingon) gets the clubs, JT gets the
> > diamonds, and Alfvaen gets the hearts.
> > J. M. Bear
>
> OK, and I'm starting with 5 of spades. Make your bids...
> J. M. Bear

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 14:51:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spades

Goldenmean failed to play a card in 3 days.  The King of Diamonds is chosen
from his hand randomly from among his legal plays.

/dev/joe
Referee

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 15:02:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL play

> On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:
> 
> > Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:40:19 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Tom Walmsley <[email-masked]>
> > Reply-To: [email-masked]
> > To: Games <[email-masked]>
> > Subject: Acka: YORL play
> > 
> > As the three intrepid adventurers walked down the path they spotted a large
> > bird circling overhead.
> > 
> I interupt with bird.
> 
> rufus

TGW's play of falcon is accepted, and burned.
rufus's play of bird is accepted.  TGW is dealt a card.
I apologize to TGW for both "bird" and "falcon" being in the deck;
I was trying to avoid that sort of thing.

It is rufus's turn.  He has 6 cards.

/dev/joe
Barkeep

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 15:58:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

[ Slakko led the Ace of Diamonds. ]

> Goldenmean failed to play a card in 3 days.  The King of Diamonds is chosen
> from his hand randomly from among his legal plays.

What is left for me to play but the Queen of Diamonds?

Hit the road, Jack.

- -Hubert

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. 

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 16:25:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> > Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
> >
> -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
> 
> >  K S (starter)         |
> >  Q S (/dev/joe)        |
> >  6 S (TGW)             |
> >  3 S (else...if)       |
> >  4 C (/dev/joe)        |
> >  4 D (TGW)             |
> >  5 D (else...if)       |
> >  6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
> >  Q D (else...if acting)|
> >  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
> >  K H (/dev/joe)        |
> >  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
> >  2 S (TGW)             |
> >  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
> >                        | 5 S (/dev/joe)
> 
> 6 C this time.

No, no, no!  Don't you guys ever learn?

- -Hubert, waiting anxiously for the Hints prop to pass

The glass isn't half empty *or* half full. It's just twice as big as it 
should be. 

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 17:01:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost game starts (JT's play)

> Since I believe I am next, I play "sc".

I play "sch".

Ayla

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 17:03:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints (12 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
  * else...if : 0 gamepoints (13 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
Wild cards are ranked below 2's.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 K S (starter)         |
 Q S (/dev/joe)        |
 6 S (TGW)             |
 3 S (else...if)       |
 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
 4 D (TGW)             |
 5 D (else...if)       |
 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
 Q D (else...if acting)|
 Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
 K H (/dev/joe)        |
 A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
 2 S (TGW)             |
 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW)

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 17:57:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary - another round ends

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> believe the next brainiac (or first, up 'till now none of us have been all
> that brainy) is Hubert.

Brainy or no, TGW is correct.  THe Ing word for the next round -- 5 -- of
Fictionary is "spital".

Bluffers, do your duty.

- -Hubert

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. 

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 20:41:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

> [ Slakko led the Ace of Diamonds. ]

> > Goldenmean failed to play a card in 3 days.  The King of Diamonds is chosen
> > from his hand randomly from among his legal plays.

> What is left for me to play but the Queen of Diamonds?

> Hit the road, Jack.

Appropriately enough, I play the...<looks through hand>...uh, the...Two
of Diamonds.  <shrugs>

You won't trick me into misplaying that easily.  :-)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Annie Lennox:Little Bird
Current Book--Dick Francis:Hot Money
Love is blind, deaf, and walks with a limp.

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 20:52:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Acka: *ping* (magic letter time!)

Today is Saturday, the 2nd day of May, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
Has Gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone
*ping* 12 times.

AtP

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 21:06:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: *ping* (magic letter time!)

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Micah Smukler wrote:

> Today is Saturday, the 2nd day of May, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
> Has Gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone
> *ping* 12 times.

Oh, most worthy Scholar, I would like to request a 'h' if you please.

- -Hubert

The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes. 

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 21:38:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Re: Acka: *ping* (magic letter time!)

>On Sat, 2 May 1998, Micah Smukler wrote:
>
>> Today is Saturday, the 2nd day of May, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
>> Has Gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone
>> *ping* 12 times.
>
>Oh, most worthy Scholar, I would like to request a 'h' if you please.
>
>-Hubert
>
>The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.

The Truth is now as follows:

IF AND ONLY IF today h** * **** *h*** **** ***** r**r********** ** *r***
** **** ***, THEN the Machine that goes *ping* shall go *ping*.

AtP

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 21:56:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

>Card ranks:
>The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
>Wild cards are ranked below 2's.
>
>Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
>-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
> K S (starter)         |
> Q S (/dev/joe)        |
> 6 S (TGW)             |
> 3 S (else...if)       |
> 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
> 4 D (TGW)             |
> 5 D (else...if)       |
> 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
> Q D (else...if acting)|
> Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
> K H (/dev/joe)        |
> A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
> 2 S (TGW)             |
> 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
>                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW)
10C

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 22:05:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Towsner wrote:

> >Card ranks:
> >The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
> >Wild cards are ranked below 2's.
> >
> >Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
> >-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
> > K S (starter)         |
> > Q S (/dev/joe)        |
> > 6 S (TGW)             |
> > 3 S (else...if)       |
> > 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
> > 4 D (TGW)             |
> > 5 D (else...if)       |
> > 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
> > Q D (else...if acting)|
> > Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
> > K H (/dev/joe)        |
> > A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
> > 2 S (TGW)             |
> > 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
> >                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW)
> 10C

Nope.  Sorry.

- -Hubert

When in Rome, do as the Visigoths do. 

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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 22:19:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
  * /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints (12 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
    else...if : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
Wild cards are ranked below 2's.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 K S (starter)         |
 Q S (/dev/joe)        |
 6 S (TGW)             |
 3 S (else...if)       |
 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
 4 D (TGW)             |
 5 D (else...if)       |
 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
 Q D (else...if acting)|
 Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
 K H (/dev/joe)        |
 A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
 2 S (TGW)             |
 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

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